The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
THE WORLD OF LABOR.

A conference OF horse-railrcad employees o
Boston, New York and other large cities wa
held in Philadelphia last week, the purpose
being to devise means of better advancing the
interests of street.raiway employees through.
out the United States. The question Of a rade
district OF the Knights of Labor, also Of form
ing national organization independent: IT th'
knights OF Labor, were both discussed. II
was decided 70 call national convention OF
the fourth of October next In Philadelphia, to
form national trade district of the Knights ol
Labor for street railway employees.
The New York Times says: Thc.,strlke o.
the Paterson, IN J,) silk dyers was finally
settled Saturday, and the men will 90 to worn
Monday morning. The result is o complete
victory for the manufacturers, who have sue.
ceeded in establishing their right to manage
their own business, and an utter defeat for the
| knights of Labor. The strike has lasted thirty
nine days, excluding Sundays, and about l60C
men employed in the dye shops participated
In It. Tn ir action caused q gradual reduction
! OF forces in the weaving mills, and several oi
| the largest silk mills are shut down entirely.
The number OF persons thrown out Of employ
| msnt by this strike In Paterson and the Hud-
son County mills has been estimated ut 10 900,
or about half the number employed In the DIFF
ferent branches Of the silk industry In that see.
tion."
The 65e0 carpenters employed by the various
contractors and shop-owners throughout the
city OF Chicago and suburbs stopped work Mon
day morning. and building operations in the
county will be suspended indefinitely. The
leaders OF the carpenters who after long srnS-
gle last summer failed TO carry out their de-
mands for eight hours and All increase Of
wages, think that now when building enterprise
Is reyiving aud carpenters are wanted the time
has arrived to make the employers yield.
Iii estimated that at ieass 1000 more risn
Joined tho carpenter's strike az Chicago Tues
day. Inis makes the total number out nearly
5000.
The Mckay S(itchsrs' Assembly of the
knights of LABOR, 81. r.ckton, Mass, has surren-
dered its charter, and Withdrawn from the asso.
ciaton Tne action was brought about byssh,
labor troubles in the city last summer. II was
believed that more good could be accomplished
by the formation of G separate and distlnc;
union.
The railroad coal operators of the Pittsburg,
(Pa,) district who ship to western points haze
formed an association for the maintenance of d
uniform selling price of coal. Eighty per cent
OF the firms shipping west and representing
Sl2,000, coo capital have joined the pool. An
Effort will be made to have the Hooking Valley
syndicate cooperate with the new association.
Nearly 100 carpenters at Cincinnati went
out on strike Monday for nine hours a day
for $3.50 and eight hours on Saturday. 1t il
sulu tuS idSI Qtuduu Is tue OfiS Inc employers
refused to yield.
The help in the dye-housc of the Arnold
print works at North Adams refused to go TO |
work Monday morning because OF a grievance |
in regard to their wages. The dye-iouse is |
one Of the most important. rooms in the works, |
and If that stops for any length Of time it will |
necessitate closing the whole works. Thereby
throwing several hundred hands ont of em
ploymsnt. This is the first serious labor
trouble that has ever arisen in North Adams.
Cardinal Tascbereau Of Montreal arrived at
New York from Rome Monday morning Cd the
steamer Giscogne and left in the afternoon for
home. He said that the Knights Of Labor in
Canada had not been approved by the church
md wou.d not be. he was determined they
honld not receive the appreciation of the
church and has received the strongest assur-
lnces that suca will never be The case. II.
considers the order species Of Freemasonary,
a direct opposition with the spirit Of the
hurch-an order that has no head, composed
II illiterate men who would plunge the country
needs be into anarchy. The cardinal says be
> authorized by Rome to continue the condem
ation Of tho church ss to this body OF men,
nd thinks it ridiculous to suppose that the
anne order could be condemned In one part Of
lie colrtry and blessed and granted privileges
another.